For the 2004-05 season, we have made
some changes to our page to make use of the newer data sets and satellite
information that is available. The information provided below is
brought to you by the NWS office in Buffalo, NY. All of these
fantastic images have been accessed of the Naval Research Laboratory web
site's National Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS).
To ge to the site, just go to the following link:

The accompanying ice charts
are provided by the
National Ice Center.
The page tracks the seasonal development of ice cover on the eastern Great
Lakes. Meteorologists monitor ice conditions for several reason,
most importantly to determine the potential contribution from the open
waters of the Great Lakes for lake effect snow storms.